Radiator support



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T E S RADIATOR SUPPORT.

Application led September 27, 1921. Serial No. 503,628.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE V. SfroRMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cumberland, in the county of Allegany and State of Maryland,have invented new and useful Improvements in Radiator Supports, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to automobile radiators, and has -for its objectthe provision of means -for yieldably supporting the radiator structurewithin the outside shell or casing and to provide a flexible meanswhereby the radiator structure will be relieved of the strain,vibrations and jar that the automobile would be subjected to incident tothe travel of the machine over irregular surfaces.

The nature-,and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is read in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the invention residing in the combination, construction, and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application. like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and whereinzFigure l is a View in elevation, partly in section. i

Figure 2 is a sideview partly in section. v. Referring to the drawing indetail, 10 indicates a radiator construction of any well known design,which is arranged wit-hinthe outsideJ shell or casing l1 of theradiator. in yaccordance with the present invention, the structure isyieldably supported within the shell or casing, so that any movement ofthe structurel() incident to travel of the vehicle over rough orirregular surfaces, is confined witlninthev shell or casing withouttransmitting any vibrations to the latter. To this end, use is madeJ ofa duplex hooklike element 1.2,'there being one of these elementsarranged upon the opposite sides of the structure l() and one upon thelower end thereof. For each element l2 there is provided a pair ofcoiled springs 13, the springs of the respective pairs being divergentlydisposed and having corresponding ends secured to the opposed ends ofthe adjacent hook, while the opposite ends of the said springs of eachpair are secured to the shell or casing 11. The spring at the opposedsides of the structure l are arranged vertically while the springs atthe bottom of the structure are arranged horizontally, thereby providinga yieldable supporting means to take care of any vibratory movements ofthe structure in any direction for the purpose stated.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description the nature andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent, l desire to haveit understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown anddescribed, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim is: i.

In a radiator vof the character described, an outer casing, a radiatorstructure ar ranged within the casing, coil springs arranged in pairs atthe opposite sides and at the lower endof said structure, duplex hooklike elements secured to said structure, the adjacent ends of each pairof said coil springs being secured to one of said hooklike element-s,the opposed ends of said elements being secured to the wall of saidcasing, said coil springs at the opposed sides of the structure beingsubstantially vertically arranged, and said coil springs at the bottoniof the structure being substantially horizontally disposed as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof afhx my signature CLAUDE V. STORl/I.

